Linkage Double Dose

A few relevant articles came to my attention (or I remembered them) shortly after publishing the earlier post, and I’ll recap them so as to not let them get stale before bringing them to your attention.

Michigan’s John Paul sat down with the official athletics website for a quick summer interview:

What do you see as the team’s biggest strength heading into next season?
Our culture. We’re used to working very hard and competing at a high level, and we’re used to winning. That culture is going to carry forward, which is what we’re counting on. We expect some challenges going forward, certainly, but leaning on tradition and culture gives us an advantage over other new Division I programs who are starting from scratch.

Much more at the link.

Ann Arbor’s final high school athletics plan includes a drop to club status for lacrosse, but it won’t take effect until 2012-13, giving one more year of full varsity status in the school district.

Brother Rice is included in LaxPower’s virtual tournament. They advanced past Mercer Island (WA),  but were unanimously voted to lose to Jamesville-DeWitt (NY) in the second round of the Charlotte Bracket. DOES IT MEAN LACROSSE IS DOWN IN THE STATE?!!?!?!?

Inside Lacrosse got around to mentioning the commitment of TX Attack Will Perkins, whom I’ve already profiled. Their contribution to the literature:

Perkins stands at 6-3, 200 lbs. He lettered in both football and lacrosse. Perkins attended Nike Blue Chip junior and senior camps, and played at the Brine Shootout with Team Dallas. The three-year starting attackman posted 45 goals and 16 assists as a junior. He also considered Maryland, Air Force, High Point and Drexel.

Maryland is a new addition to the list of interested schools, and as last year’s NCAA runner-up, a strong one.

Inside Lacrosse also mentions the commitment of NY Midfielder Matt Graham. Profile post on its way in the coming days.

The official Detroit site covers the summer Canadian Junior season for some of the Titans. Joel Matthews, who sat out the 2011 season to focus on academics, is back on the field and performing. Could he help lead a strong Titan offense in 2012?

Since there’s still a Division-1 lacrosse coaching position open in the state, I reached out to Michigan’s Athletic Department for an update on the women’s coaching search. Here’s what a spokesman told me:

We are actively searching for a coach. That’s the best update that I can provide you with.

Not much of an update, but I’ll try to stay on top of the situation.